File name:

explorer.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/f286b808-b9f3-4edc-af4e-7041b504589b
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

njRAT is a remote access trojan. It is one of the most widely accessible RATs on the market that features an abundance of educational information. Interested attackers can even find tutorials on YouTube. This allows it to become one of the most popular RATs in the world.

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Analysis date: March 29, 2020, 09:08:36
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
rat
njrat
bladabindi
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows
MD5:

8AD4ADED0242C60693F67CEEBCAD1A47

SHA1:

AB3A56FA5569CC3B3A2C38426A9BBE04E3EC80FB

SHA256:

874170CD8434A7E2BAEF16ED921D9787A5E6EA185F742DA481E3E6671F080E97

SSDEEP:

3072:Vmr5SmGBcGIedrlyDEZxPSomoFY03xqGmI:0H2cGIuVXP3FYIxqPI

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • explorer.exe (PID: 2228)

    • NJRAT was detected

      • explorer.exe (PID: 2228)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Uses NETSH.EXE for network configuration

      • explorer.exe (PID: 2228)

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • explorer.exe (PID: 3852)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • explorer.exe (PID: 3852)

    • Starts itself from another location

      • explorer.exe (PID: 3852)

    • Creates executable files which already exist in Windows

      • explorer.exe (PID: 3852)

    • Connects to unusual port

      • explorer.exe (PID: 2228)

  • INFO

    No info indicators.
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (81)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (7.2)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (4.9)
.exe | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (2.2)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.2)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2019:01:27 16:41:59+01:00
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 11
CodeSize: 51200
InitializedDataSize: 102912
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0xe7ce
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 6.1.7600.16385
ProductVersionNumber: 6.1.7600.16385
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: Neutral
CharacterSet: Unicode
Comments: Windows Explorer
CompanyName: Intel Corporation
FileDescription: Windows Explorer
FileVersion: 6.1.7600.16385
InternalName: explorer.exe
LegalCopyright: © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFileName: explorer.exe
ProductName: Intel(R) Common Users Interface
ProductVersion: 6.1.7600.16385
AssemblyVersion: 6.7.7600.16385

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 27-Jan-2019 15:41:59
Debug artifacts:
  • C:\Users\pc\Desktop\New folder\ALL PolyRSM +RC4+ Poly AES +Gzip StrReverse 11-01-2019\PolyRSM +RC4+ Poly AES +Gzip Builder StrReverse 11-01-2019\obj\x86\Release\explorer.pdb
Comments: Windows Explorer
CompanyName: Intel Corporation
FileDescription: Windows Explorer
FileVersion: 6.1.7600.16385
InternalName: explorer.exe
LegalCopyright: © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
OriginalFilename: explorer.exe
ProductName: Intel(R) Common Users Interface
ProductVersion: 6.1.7600.16385
Assembly Version: 6.7.7600.16385

DOS Header

Magic number: MZ
Bytes on last page of file: 0x0090
Pages in file: 0x0003
Relocations: 0x0000
Size of header: 0x0004
Min extra paragraphs: 0x0000
Max extra paragraphs: 0xFFFF
Initial SS value: 0x0000
Initial SP value: 0x00B8
Checksum: 0x0000
Initial IP value: 0x0000
Initial CS value: 0x0000
Overlay number: 0x0000
OEM identifier: 0x0000
OEM information: 0x0000
Address of NE header: 0x00000080

PE Headers

Signature: PE
Machine: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections: 4
Time date stamp: 27-Jan-2019 15:41:59
Pointer to Symbol Table: 0x00000000
Number of symbols: 0
Size of Optional Header: 0x00E0
Characteristics:
  • IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE
  • IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE

Sections

Name
Virtual Address
Virtual Size
Raw Size
Charateristics
Entropy
.text
0x00002000
0x0000C7D4
0x0000C800
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.67349
.sdata
0x00010000
0x00000138
0x00000200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
3.16612
.rsrc
0x00012000
0x00018DB8
0x00018E00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
4.65835
.reloc
0x0002C000
0x0000000C
0x00000200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
0.0815394

Resources

Title
Entropy
Size
Codepage
Language
Type
1
4.94474
2259
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_MANIFEST
2
4.42983
872
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON
3
4.59315
1864
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON
4
4.64304
3240
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON
5
4.563
7336
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON
6
4.54617
28840
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON
7
5.34335
1128
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON
8
5.15665
2440
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON
9
4.95285
4264
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON
10
4.65894
9640
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_ICON

Imports

mscoree.dll
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
37
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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drop and start start explorer.exe #NJRAT explorer.exe netsh.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2228"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\explorer.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\explorer.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Intel Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Explorer
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\roaming\explorer.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\mscoreei.dll
3672netsh firewall add allowedprogram "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\explorer.exe" "explorer.exe" ENABLEC:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe—explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Network Command Shell
Exit code:
1
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\netsh.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\credui.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
3852"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\explorer.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\explorer.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Intel Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Explorer
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\explorer.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\mscoreei.dll
Total events
503
Read events
388
Write events
115
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(3852) explorer.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Operation:writeName:di
Value:
!
(PID) Process:(3852) explorer.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3852) explorer.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2228) explorer.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Operation:writeName:di
Value:
!
(PID) Process:(2228) explorer.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Environment
Operation:writeName:SEE_MASK_NOZONECHECKS
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(3672) netsh.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\12B\52C64B7E
Operation:writeName:LanguageList
Value:
en-US
(PID) Process:(3672) netsh.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\12B\52C64B7E
Operation:writeName:@%SystemRoot%\system32\dhcpqec.dll,-100
Value:
DHCP Quarantine Enforcement Client
(PID) Process:(3672) netsh.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\12B\52C64B7E
Operation:writeName:@%SystemRoot%\system32\dhcpqec.dll,-101
Value:
Provides DHCP based enforcement for NAP
(PID) Process:(3672) netsh.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\12B\52C64B7E
Operation:writeName:@%SystemRoot%\system32\dhcpqec.dll,-103
Value:
1.0
(PID) Process:(3672) netsh.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\12B\52C64B7E
Operation:writeName:@%SystemRoot%\system32\dhcpqec.dll,-102
Value:
Microsoft Corporation
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
3852explorer.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\explorer.exeexecutable
MD5:—
SHA256:—
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
13
DNS requests
1
Threats
0

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2228
explorer.exe
216.176.190.198:5555
shop.goldenshoponline.us
Wowrack.com
US
malicious

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
shop.goldenshoponline.us
  • 216.176.190.198
malicious

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info
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